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Farming & the land, 1920

8,968 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Royal Show Wheat Entries

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 3

Officially the date for receiving wheat entries for the coming Royal Show closed on Tuesday; but the society is still keeping the books open to late-comers. Up to yesterday 66 entries had…

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Wool Profiteering. Australia's Great Loss

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 4

In the House of Commons. Mr. H. T. Mackinder, of Bradford, denounced the profiteering in wool, and declared that the Government had made over…

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Systematic Thieves. Wool Frauds in Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--[?] wool from various suburban warehouses have been recently brought under the notice of the Criminal Investigation Department by the…

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Wheat Contracts. Seven Men Arrested. Conspiracy Alleged

The Australian Worker · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 19

Arising out of Mr, Justice Pring's report on the administration of the State Wheat Office warrants were issued last week end for the arrest of the following:…

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On the Land. Butter Prices. the North Coast Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

The reduction in the proclaimed price of butter from 191/4 to 177/4 per cwt, equal to /1½ per 1b, which took place on January 19, has been received with a storm of indignant…

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Commercial. Wool and the Drought. Profits on Government

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 19

"Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— The beneficial effects of the recent rains in pastoral centres are evidenced in the, number of trucks ordered for…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 8

Trade in dairy produce was fairly brisk yesterday, and the previous day's high rates were well maintained. Bacon sold in small lots, at up to 1/7½ per lb, and 1/10½ was paid for…

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Fijian Dairying Industry

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 4

There is a strong movement in Fiji to establish butter factories to organise the dairying industry on a profitable basis, it is felt that dairying is…

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Flood in Gippsland. Maize Crops Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Eight inches of rain, causing a flood equalling, that of 1893, occurred at Bruthen, in Gippsland, to-day, destroying three-fourths of the [?] crop. Two…

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State Elections. Mr. Wearne with Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

GUNNEDAH, Wednesday .--At a meeting of the Namol F. and S. Electoral Council, four candidates were endorsed for the three Namoi seats, namely, Messrs. Wearne, M.L.A., Wollett…

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Crookwell Sheep and Cattle Sale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 17

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded 6000 sheep and 600 cattle at Crookwell off Thursday last, the 22nd January, to a large and representative attendance of local…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 12
Also in The Sydney Stock and Station Journal

Yesterday saw one of the smallest vardings seen for many months past, only 1467 having been listed, from 74 consignors. Two lots went into three figures, but the majority…

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Farmers Wheat Pool

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 9

The inter-State conference of farmers' organisations called by the Victorian Farmers' Union, to formulate a definite scheme for a co-operative wheat pool, controlled by the…

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Opthalmia in Cattle

The Land · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 13

Stock Inspector Macpherson, of the Holbrook (Hume) P. P. Board, states that contagious opthalmia (inflammation of the eye) is now fairly prevalent…

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The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 19

This has been an off week in the Sydney Wool Market, as appraiser have been away in Brisbane. Appraisements will be resumed on Monday and…

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Butter and Cheese Bonuses

The Land · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

An amendment has been gazetted in the War Precautions regulations providing that suppliers of butter or checse to the Federal butter pool are not to receive…

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Jetting Sheep for Fly

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 9

In reference to the report published a few days ago of the Queensland investigation of the sheep fly, giving preference to "jetting" with an arsenical dip spray over…

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Wheat Stock Sites

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

The whole of the building on the two wheat stark sites at Orange and Spring Hill have been demolished and sold. Buyers were present from Newcastle and…

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